Chris Jones wrote:
> I was initially looking for a non-GUI interface to play directories that
> contain .mp3's and .flv's.
>
> I don't like traditional GUI application with their toolbars, pull-down
> menus, icons, etc. and I was looking for a lean and mean way of managing
> my audio and video content.
>
> I couldn't find an ncurses application in the debian lenny repositories,
> but I found freevo, which handles like a (much) prettified equivalent.
>
> I absolutely like the looks of it and the interface is a dream as
> compared to all those menus, submenus, sub-sub-menus, not to mention
> popups the size of postage stamps where you continuously need to grab
> the mouse to resize - if they actually let you resize the popup, because
> they were created with a different screen resolution in mind.
>
> I understand that the main objective of freevo is not to just front-end
> mplayer, but all the same, getting it to do what I want sounds like a
> better idea than rolling out my own mplayer front-end.
>
> :-)
>
> I have a few trees with .mp3's and .flv's and I tried the following:
>
> $ cd mp3-directory
> $ freevo
>
> I then navigated to Listen to Music -> Audio Folder and all that happens
> is that I am told that "This directory is empty" - which obviously is
> not the case.
>
> Is there any way I can convince freevo to give me access to these
> directories, or am just using the wrong tool for the job?
>
> Thanks,
>
> CJ
>   
You'll need to tell freevo where you mp3s and flvs are. You do this by 
defining AUDIO_ITEMS and VIDEO_ITEMS in your local_conf.py file.

John

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